Card and Dice Counter Caddy

ABSTRACT

The “Card and Dice Counter Caddy” invention is provided to be used during game play in a Trading Card Game and may also be useful in other card games, where cards, dice and markers are moved around as a unit on a playing field. It provides a way to keep all the cards, dice and other markers that make up the game unit organized and kept together in a way that is easier to move around without dropping and/or scattering the components, and accidentally tumbling the dice. The Caddy has an area for the cards to be placed and held in place and an area for dice to be held in an upright snug position. The caddy will be used to carry the game components as a unit across the playing field.

APPLICABILITY OF THE INVENTION

The “Card and Dice Counter Caddy” invention is provided to be used during game play in a Trading Card Game and may also be useful in other card games, where cards, dice and markers are moved around as a unit on a playing field.

Card and Dice Counter Caddy provides a way to keep all the cards, dice and other markers that make up the game unit organized and kept together in a way that is easier to move around without dropping and/or scattering the components, and accidentally tumbling the dice.

Card and Dice Counter Caddy has an area for the cards to be placed and held in place and an area for dice to be held in an upright snug position. Game tokens and markers can still be placed on the cards themselves and the caddy will be used to carry the game components as a unit across the playing field.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In some Trading Card Games (TCG), cards are treated as “game pieces” on a “playing field” and there can be several units of arranged card stacks representing a game component. Each game component can be modified, be improved upon, or can be handicapped by adding other cards on, behind, or alongside a unit of cards. Also individual card units have dice and other markers placed upon them to indicate status in game play, such as game play conditions and/or game play damage. During game play, these individual game components will at times need to be moved around on the playing field. These moves of the cards, dice and markers representing a unit, tend to separate, causing the player to have to re-organize the cards, dice and markers back into a properly arranged unit at the completion of a move.

The Card and Dice Counter Caddy invention was designed to address this issue and organize the card game units made up of playing cards, dice and markers for easy maneuvering across the plaining field.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will be better understood and the above objects, as well as objects other than those set forth above, will become apparent after a study of the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top view of the preferred embodiment of Card and Dice Counter Caddy.

FIG. 2 is a dimensional front view of the preferred embodiment of the Card and Dice Counter Caddy.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the preferred embodiment of the Card and Dice Counter Caddy taken along line 2-2 looking into the grooves that will hold the cards in place.

FIG. 4 is a top view the preferred embodiment of the Card and Dice Counter Caddy taken along line 3-3.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE CARD AND DICE CADDY

With reference to the drawings, the Card and Dice Counter Caddy Invention will be described embodying the principles and concepts of the invention described.

Turning to FIGS. 1-4, there is shown a preferred embodiment of the Card and Dice Caddy of the invention generally designated by reference numeral 10. In the preferred embodiment, Card and Dice Caddy 10 includes an oversized card area 11, dice areas 12, and a groove to hold cards 13.

More specifically, a Card and Dice Caddy 10 is designed to be placed in the playing area every time a new game component that can consist of cards, dice and markers is introduced into a game. The card/cards will be placed in the oversized card area and tucked under the groove 13. The card area 11 is oversized to accommodate a protruding area beneath the card to easily slide another card beneath an already placed card in either a portrait or landscape position. As the game progresses cards, dice and markers can be easily accommodated by the Card and Dice Caddy 10. Dice are added to the dice areas 12. During game play the game components resting on the Card and Dice Caddy 10 may need to be moved to a different location on the playing field, the Card and Dice Caddy 10 enables maneuvering while keeping all components, cards, dice and markers, neatly in place and moving together as a unit.

As described above, the card and dice caddy 10 serves to organize and simplify game play when playing card games that involve the combining of cards, dice and markers, to create a game component that needs to maneuver as a unit.

Currently dice and markers are the most acceptable in legal tournament game play for the Trading Card Game (TCG) competitions. As TCG game competitions evolve, components that can be used to tally damage and game state conditions may also evolve into other forms and when these other forms become acceptable the Card and Dice Caddy 10 may evolve also to accommodate these allowed changes. For example, an electronic device can replace the dual sized dice area 12 to tally damage, if the TCG games would allow such a device in tournament play.

The Card and Dice Caddy 10 of the invention can be made in various sizes and shapes.

The Card and Dice Caddy 10 can be made from a wide range of materials in a wide range of colors, such as inexpensive yet durable clear plastic, to a more expensive wood or metal material for a classic look.

The Card and Dice Caddy 10 can be designed in various ways, the dice counter can be moved to a different location, or the dice counter area could be replaced with an electronic counter, or manual dial.

The foregoing detailed description is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art and therefore, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown as described. Accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents falling within the broad scope of the subject matter described above may be resorted to in carrying out the present invention. 

1. A trading card game component consisting of: (a) an area to hold several trading cards and (b) an area to hold several dice. 